The mission of the Library-Archives Division of the Wisconsin Historical Society is to acquire, preserve, and present records and information documenting the history of Wisconsin comprehensively and aspects of North American history. As the State Archives it holds the records and publications of Wisconsin state and local governments. The Library-Archives Division is also a major manuscript repository and serves as the American history library for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sites and collections from this organization are listed below. Narrow your results at left, or enter a search query below to
find a collection, site, specific URL or to search the text of archived webpages.

Websites relating to 2016 Wisconsin electoral campaigns, including those of Democrat Russ Feingold and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, candidates for the United States Senate, and Justice Rebecca Bradley and Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

A collection of websites relating to mining and mineral resources in Wisconsin, and particularly sand mining for the hydraulic fracturing industry and taconite mining in the Gogebic Range of northern Wisconsin.

Websites maintained by or member websites associated with The Water Council, a Milwaukee-based organization created by business and education leaders, which convenes the region’s existing water companies and research clusters, develops education programs to train talent, and builds partnerships that cut across all sectors and geographic boundaries.

Archived web sites of Wisconsin county government agencies and regional planning commissions (RPC) archived by the Wisconsin Historical Society to document records distributed via agency or RPC websites. The Date field in the description of individual county web sites refers to the dates a web site has been archived, so 2013- means a web site has been archived from 2013 to the present. The Coverage field refers to the dates of material found on the web site, so 2000- means that there is content on the web site that dates from 2000 to the present. Policy and procedural records such as board and committee meeting minutes, reports, hearings, planning and economic development, conservation, health, and sheriff’s department information are generally within scope; routine daily business such as tourism information, business listings, school districts, and library and museum details generally are not. Internal links on archived web sites are usually captured; external links are out of scope and generally not captured. See the FAQs About the Wisconsin Historical Society Web Archives page on the WHS website for further details regarding navigation of archived websites and information regarding crawl frequency and selection of websites for the Archives.

A collection of websites created by or related to the subjects of Wisconsin manuscript collections held by the Wisconsin Historical Society's Library-Archives and other websites about other subjects of interest to Wisconsin.

Archived web sites of Wisconsin cities and towns archived by the Wisconsin Historical Society to document records produced by municipalities and distributed via agency websites. The Date field in the description of individual municipal web sites refers to the dates a web site has been archived, so 2013- means a web site has been archived from 2013 to the present. The Coverage field refers to the dates of material found on the web site, so 2000- means that there is content on the web site that dates from 2000 to the present. Policy and procedural records such as meeting minutes, reports, and city planning, health, and police department information are generally within scope; routine daily business such as solid waste, human resources, and facilities generally are not. Internal links on archived web sites are usually captured; external links are out of scope and generally not captured. See the FAQs About the Wisconsin Historical Society Web Archives page on the WHS website for further details regarding navigation of archived websites and information regarding crawl frequency and selection of websites for the Archives.

Archived web sites of Wisconsin state government agencies, boards, commissions, and projects, collected by the Wisconsin Historical Society to document records distributed via agency websites by the agencies or by their related entities. Also included are web sites of interstate agencies relating to Wisconsin and major social media pages of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and First Lady. The Date field in the description of individual web sites refers to the dates the web site has been archived, so 2013- means a web site has been archived from 2013 to the present. The Coverage field refers to the dates of material found on the web site, so 2000- means that there is content on the web site that dates from 2000 to the present. Internal links on archived web sites are usually captured; external links are out of scope and generally not captured. See the FAQs About the Wisconsin Historical Society Web Archives page on the WHS website for further details regarding navigation of archived websites and information regarding crawl frequency and selection of websites for the Archives.